A year ago this week, the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Albany. The city would become a global hotspot and one of the places that first showed that COVID-19 disproportionately kills Black people. Now Albany has the COVID-19 vaccine and something else to teach us.
Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.
When teachers are eligible to be vaccinated in Georgia starting March 8, there will be as many plans to do the job as there are school districts in the state.
The pandemic has slowed efforts to eradicate the contagious disease. Yet the country's polio effort offers insights on the launch of its coronavirus vaccine campaign.
Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.
Scientists say the pandemic will only end in the U.S. when we achieve what's called herd immunity. Play with our simulations to see how immunity can stop an outbreak in its tracks.
With Georgia teachers still not vaccinated, when can our public schools fully reopen? On Georgia Today, GPB health care reporter Ellen Eldridge discusses the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and its impact on teachers.
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out across Georgia, early data suggest a troubling trend that those most vulnerable to the virus are having the hardest time getting vaccinated. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.
At a COVID-19 vaccination event near an upscale community, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to answer questions about whether he's favoring some communities over others.
A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.
After getting one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are having trouble getting their second shot. Here's how to maximize the likelihood you'll get both doses, to be fully immunized.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Biden administration pauses Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a partial expansion of Medicaid. President Donald Trump had approved Kemp’s plan, which ties expanding Medicaid to a work requirement. But now, the Biden administration says the requirement is unfeasible during a pandemic. The Democratic party might push once again for a full expansion of Medicaid in the state.
New Orleans officials canceled all the Mardi Gras parades this year. But that didn't stop some residents from getting into the spirit anyway. They decorated their houses for drive-through parades.